So for many players like myself, I find that bumper jumper is the only way I can really play Halo now. I made the switch as many others have when they found out that the advantage of being able to jump and aim is a great help, especially in playlists like SWAT and Snipers. However, screenshots of the new Bumper Jumper configuration have been released and show a major difference that might just deter me from using it altogether in Halo 4. See below:



So, I'm not sure if you caught it by just looking at it but it seems as if they actually made left trigger something OTHER than to throw a grenade on a set-up that has never seen such a thing. Some might say to just get used to it and to learn how to play with it rather than sit here complaining about them changing it, but I think I (and many others) will end up ditching that setting completely just due to that change. They could have easily made sprint activate by left stick clicking but instead wasted an entire button and thus make throwing a grenade something other than the left trigger. I know for a fact that if I go in using that set-up, that I'll end up thinking I'm about to throw a grenade and instead use my armor ability. Like what kind of garbage is that?! /rage

Thoughts guys? Will you still use bumper jumper even after the change?

I'm more worried about not being able to move my camera view while throwing a grenade d:

I will use bumper jumper right off the bat, but if it feels too weird I'll have to get used to another layout again. Also, good point Shy Guy.

What bothers me is the grenade and sprint. Using Claw, it's quite difficult to hit A; that'll be annoying. X being the grenade button is just ridiculous.

Its really easy to figure out why they did this...

BJ is one of it not the most common used controller layout. That being said, a lot of people (including myself) can't claw. So when the Jetpack came out, they completely took away the use of BJ because if you can't claw you can't use it. It actually put people who use BJ at a disadvantage just because of type of layout they have.

The change is a change. Its going to be interesting to see how it works though.

The only thing I don't like is to press x to throw granades.

Thats going to be weird to get used to :/

This is not the finished design. They released the settings to the world to see how the community would react. Expect this setting to change, so long as you make your voice heard.

Chiller said:

So for many players like myself, I find that bumper jumper is the only way I can really play Halo now. I made the switch as many others have when they found out that the advantage of being able to jump and aim is a great help, especially in playlists like SWAT and Snipers. However, screenshots of the new Bumper Jumper configuration have been released and show a major difference that might just deter me from using it altogether in Halo 4. See below:



So, I'm not sure if you caught it by just looking at it but it seems as if they actually made left trigger something OTHER than to throw a grenade on a set-up that has never seen such a thing. Some might say to just get used to it and to learn how to play with it rather than sit here complaining about them changing it, but I think I (and many others) will end up ditching that setting completely just due to that change. They could have easily made sprint activate by left stick clicking but instead wasted an entire button and thus make throwing a grenade something other than the left trigger. I know for a fact that if I go in using that set-up, that I'll end up thinking I'm about to throw a grenade and instead use my armor ability. Like what kind of garbage is that?! /rage

Thoughts guys? Will you still use bumper jumper even after the change?

I never cared about that layout. AT ALL.

One option I have always wanted to be implemented into the control layout of games from the Halo series is the ability to customize the button layout yourself.

The Orange Box and Unreal Tournament III have been the only first person shooter titles I have come across that has this option.

Darkened Night said:

This is not the finished design. They released the settings to the world to see how the community would react. Expect this setting to change, so long as you make your voice heard.

It was recently confirmed this layout was incorrect in the E3 build by 343i. The layout will stay the same. :)

Meffyus said:

Its really easy to figure out why they did this...

BJ is one of it not the most common used controller layout. That being said, a lot of people (including myself) can't claw. So when the Jetpack came out, they completely took away the use of BJ because if you can't claw you can't use it. It actually put people who use BJ at a disadvantage just because of type of layout they have.

The change is a change. Its going to be interesting to see how it works though.

I have to disagree. All I did was avoid the jetpack

theAMPLIFIED1 said:

Darkened Night said:

This is not the finished design. They released the settings to the world to see how the community would react. Expect this setting to change, so long as you make your voice heard.

It was recently confirmed this layout was incorrect in the E3 build by 343i. The layout will stay the same. :)

Can we get where they said this? I totally got excited there for a second. Gotta know this will certainly be changed.

theAMPLIFIED1 said:

Meffyus said:

Its really easy to figure out why they did this...

BJ is one of it not the most common used controller layout. That being said, a lot of people (including myself) can't claw. So when the Jetpack came out, they completely took away the use of BJ because if you can't claw you can't use it. It actually put people who use BJ at a disadvantage just because of type of layout they have.

The change is a change. Its going to be interesting to see how it works though.

I have to disagree. All I did was avoid the jetpack

Of course you have too.

Think about this, how many times have you lost a kill when a person got away because you couldn't get up high enough to shoot them? or how many times have you lost a weapon or couldn't get into a good spot because jetpack allowed you to go up higher? What about all those times that you died because somebody could camp in a very high spot that you wouldn't notice, or how bout those times that you would attempt to run away and you couldn't because somebody with jetpack could just go over a rock from their side of the map?

Its really an unfair advantage to people who use it.

if you guys were paying attention you would have noticed this was way back in the E3 build and have taken note of the bumber jumper problem and fixed it.  they have been using the E3 build at all of the conventions so cool your horses its been taken care of :)